Category: R and D policy (6)

Will universities look different in 25 or 50 years’ time? I think at least some will, perhaps all. There will be new imperatives for successful countries and regions, and universities can play a crucial role. It is commonplace to say … Continue reading →

An important part of my intellectual toolkit has been Stafford Beer’s book Brain of the firm, published in 1972. Stafford Beer was a larger than life character who was a major figure in operational research, cybernetics, general systems theory and … Continue reading →